Posted on Trivia – The Spice of Life on 08/03/2024 [Here’s extending Mahashivratri and Women’s Day wishes to all the readers!!] A short spring break for school going children is the best thing parents can ask for. This is an apt time to visit many a place in the Gangetic plains, given the fact thatContinue reading “The Kashi Travelogue”
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When you like them Stiff
Posted on Trivia – The Spice of Life on 25/02/2022 For many a good thing in life, you need to invest your time and pour your sweat. It is only then that apart from the personal touch, there is satisfaction of having achieved the best. The task at hand could in fact be very mundane.Continue reading “When you like them Stiff“
The Telia Rumal – A Handloom Lover’s Delight
Posted on 04/09/2021 by Trivia – The Spice of Life The other day, I was vegetating before the idiot box and flipping channels – a half an hour luxury I am wont to after dinner. It was then that I caught a few scenes of the critically acclaimed Shyam Benegal movie – Ankur (1974). However,Continue reading “The Telia Rumal – A Handloom Lover’s Delight”
Madurai Sungudi- Six Yards of Knots and Dots
What do I love more – the six yards or golden era Hindi music? This is a very tough question for me to answer. It is almost like asking which eye I like more – the right one or the left? I have been meaning to write a post on the Madurai Sungudi for quiteContinue reading “Madurai Sungudi- Six Yards of Knots and Dots”
The Kandangi – Chettinad’s (chequered!) pride
Magnificent mansions, a distinct spicy cuisine, a flourishing antique market and last but not the least its own weave – you must be wondering which place I refer to. Well, it’s not a quaint town in Europe that I describe but our very own Chettinad tucked in south east Tamil Nadu. Doesn’t it almost seemContinue reading “The Kandangi – Chettinad’s (chequered!) pride”
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